Sketch: The Gifts of Imperfection
"When we're looking for compassion, we need someone who is deeply rooted, able to bend, and, most of all, we need someone who embraces us for our strengths and struggles. We need to honor our struggle by sharing it with [...]"
Blind Contour Drawing
I’m inspired by Austin Kleon’s “Blind contour drawings” and wanted to quote Nicolaïdes from Kleon’s blog post:
Learning to draw is really a matter of learning to see — to see correctly — and that means […]
Helsingör, Denmark in 30 Minutes
In this post I'd like to share some of my favorite pics taken during a super short 30-minute visit to Helsingör in Denmark.
Mr Bear and I literally hopped off the ferry and ran around the town while I poke my iPhone in this direction and that, in hope for the best outcome. We needed to cover as much ground as possible in 30 minutes.
The Swedish Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter
Another round at the Akademibokhandeln today yielded spectacular results.
For this round, I went to the bookstore at Asecs, which is also in Jönköping. I brought home with me all four of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter (illustrated editions) in the Swedish language.
The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
I’ve really enjoyed reading the Murderbot Diaries! I was looking for new books to read and found this series of sci-fi, fantasy novella.
I’ve finished reading the first two of the four novellas […]